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The Infinite Loop: When Stress Feeds Stress

The Infinite Loop: When Stress Feeds Stress

“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it”. That quote is from Lou Holtz, legendary football coach and College…
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Nicolas Simard
The Taxonomy of the Intangibles

The Taxonomy of the Intangibles

I’ve had the privilege of spending the past 20+ years working with some incredible teams. I’m often asked, “Across all these different…
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Jat Thompson
Simplifying the Complex: A Leader’s Focus on Strategic Imperatives

Simplifying the Complex: A Leader’s Focus on Strategic Imperatives

“The talent of the strategist is to identify the decisive point and to concentrate everything on it, removing forces from secondary fronts…
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Shawn Umbrell
Driving Organizational Change

Driving Organizational Change

The nation is demanding change. We are currently in the midst of the largest Civil Rights Movement in history as protestors in all 50…
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Julia Brown
Reality Check

Reality Check

One of the first steps we take when helping teams prioritize performance is to have them think about the key question they are trying to…
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Jat Thompson
Release the Hounds!: Getting Out of the Way of Your Team’s Success

Release the Hounds!: Getting Out of the Way of Your Team’s Success

“Yes, here’s to the dawn of a hunting morn! The cry of the hounds and the sound of the horn!”
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Shawn Umbrell
Simple Communication Tips from the Military

Simple Communication Tips from the Military

A former Marine shared with me and a few others the following phrase:
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Tripp Kirkland
Leading When You Can’t See Where You Are Going

Leading When You Can’t See Where You Are Going

I recently had an opportunity to host a meeting where a couple of generals spoke with a handful of seasoned athletics directors and a…
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Jat Thompson
Geographically Dispersed Teams: Maintaining Trust, Cohesion, and Team Identity

Geographically Dispersed Teams: Maintaining Trust, Cohesion, and Te...

I could see the problem clearly. The problem wasn’t going to be partnering with the Iraqi Army to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the…
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Shawn Umbrell
Not Everything Requires a [Zoom] Meeting

Not Everything Requires a [Zoom] Meeting

Let’s get back to the basics of how to write an effective email.
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Julia Brown
Find the Silver Lining

Find the Silver Lining

Life has changed. The uncertainty has many feeling vulnerable and insecure, both personally and professionally. These feelings are valid…
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Tripp Kirkland
Back to the Fundamentals

Back to the Fundamentals

As I practiced being a “responsible adult” by laying on the couch watching countless hours of TV, I happened across an episode of Peyton’s…
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Jat Thompson
Leading Your Staff Remotely: Closing the Gaps in Time and Space

Leading Your Staff Remotely: Closing the Gaps in Time and Space

When you’re used to leading your team or organization through in-person interaction, making the shift to any other means can be a huge…
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Shawn Umbrell
Communication Tips for Remote Work

Communication Tips for Remote Work

Remote work involves unique challenges. One of the most frequent issues I’ve heard recently is concerning communication. As a full-time…
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Julia Brown
Leadership in Times of Uncertainty

Leadership in Times of Uncertainty

As a Navy SEAL instructor, one of our responsibilities was to teach our SEAL candidates how to lead and follow in times of uncertainty…
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Kenny Taylor
Measuring the “Intangibles”

Measuring the “Intangibles”

One of the most profound lessons I learned in graduate school came from a philosophical question asked by one of my professors, “What is…
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Jat Thompson
Cultivating for More Juice

Cultivating for More Juice

Growing up, I always knew juice to be the byproduct of fruit. More recently, I have heard the term juice being used by coaches to express…
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Kenny Taylor
Be Productive: Eat a Frog Every Morning

Be Productive: Eat a Frog Every Morning

If it’s your job to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in the morning. And if it’s your job to eat two frogs…
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Tripp Kirkland
An Ode to the Little Things (or The Winning Mindset is Always On)

An Ode to the Little Things (or The Winning Mindset is Always On)

“There is only one type of discipline: perfect discipline.” — Gen. George Patton
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Shawn Umbrell
Leveraging the Learning Process

Leveraging the Learning Process

The learning process is a combination of one’s ability, motivation, and time. Ability, for the most part, is fixed and time is typically…
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Jat Thompson
New Year’s Resolution not going so well? It isn’t too late!

New Year’s Resolution not going so well? It isn’t too late!

We are one month into the New Year and by now you may have chosen to forget about your resolutions altogether. However, it is not too late…
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Tripp Kirkland
Leading well in the “fog of war”

Leading well in the “fog of war”

Carl von Clausewitz was a Prussian general and military theorist that used fog as a metaphor to describe the ambiguities experienced…
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Jat Thompson
Communication: The Great Leadership Challenge

Communication: The Great Leadership Challenge

Think for a moment about the greatest team you’ve been part of. For some, you may be on that greatest team right now. Now, give honest…
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Shawn Umbrell
Participatory Goal Setting

Participatory Goal Setting

As an experienced leader, you probably have a lot of practice setting goals for yourself. You might even be really good at assigning goals…
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Julia Brown
B SMART in the New Year

B SMART in the New Year

Welcome to the new year! It is the season for goal setting and you should spend time this week putting your 2020 objectives on paper…
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Tripp Kirkland
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